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Where does “impolitico” come from?

impolitico (Italian) comes from Italian politico, from Latin polīticus, from Swedish politisk, from Swedish politik, from Ancient Greek πολιτικός, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της, from Ancient Greek -της, from Proto-Hellenic -tāts — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

impolitico (Italian): impolitic; imprudent, ill-advised

Definitions

  1. impolitic; imprudent, ill-advised

Ancestry of “impolitico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpoliticopolitical; politician
2Latinpolīticus—
3Swedishpolitiskpolitical, having to do with politics
4Swedishpolitikpolitics
5Ancient Greekπολιτικόςcivic, constitutional, public; social
6Ancient Greekπολῑ́τηςcitizen
7Ancient Greek-τηςForms nouns representing a state of being; Added...
8Proto-Hellenic-tāts—
9Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
10Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
11Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “impolitico”

  • impoliticamente
  • impoliticità
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